Eternal Albania : One of Europe's finest writers shows us how to awake from the nightmare of history.

World and I | October 1, 2003| | Copyright

Lee Congdon writes regularly on modern literature. He teaches eastern European history at James Madison University.

Book Info:SPRING FLOWERS, SPRING FROST

Ismail Kadare

Translated by David Bellos

Publisher:New York: Arcade Publishing, 2002

182 pp., $23.95

Civilization, Ismail Kadare reminds us in his new and demanding novel, began with robberies. Attentive student of mythology that he is, he refers to the daring jobs pulled off by Tantalus and Prometheus. The former, the son of Zeus, is perhaps best known for his ...

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